But it's only now that we know where the coming Identity Festival will actually stop: San Manuel Amphitheater in Devore. Initially it was believed that the daylong dance-a-thon, presented by Skullcandy, would take place at Verizon Wireless Amphitheater in Irvine. That has obviously changed.

Tickets, $44-$64, technically don't go on sale until July 25, but as with other tour stops earlier this week, Skullcandy is offering special $20 general-admission access for a limited time, from now until Monday, July 18, at 9 a.m. After that, an early-bird special (according to LiveNation.com) will run from Monday until July 25.

Photo of Derek Smith, aka Pretty Lights, from a show last month in NYC, by Mike Coppola, Getty Images.

Note: Barring any crazy/breaking news we should address, this will be it for Soundcheck this week. Post-Coachella/Stagecoach, Ben will be taking some time off.

Why do I think earlier this week, when the show announcement was made, Parrotheads from Stanton to San Clemente said all at once: "Well, it's about time!"

Not that Jimmy Buffett ever fails to bring his party back to Irvine -- he's here just about every year. But the wait this season to find out when he'll return seems to have taken a little longer than usual.

Of course, now the wait really begins: Buffett and his Coral Reefer Band won't arrive to play Verizon Wireless Amphitheater until Oct. 21. Tickets go on sale Monday at 10 a.m. Prices aren't up on Ticketmaster as I write this, but I'd anticipate they'd be around $40 for lawn, $140 for orchestra.

Also, I wouldn't expect a second date: the Tuesday show of that week is in Portland, Ore., and the Saturday gig is at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. (As all Parrotheads know, Buffett only plays on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. He even used that for the title of his 1999 live album.)